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# West Bank

This week
26th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Two dead and eight injured after shooting in Jerusalem
Five victims are in a critical condition.
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Thu 7:49 AM
Eight-year-old boy and teenager shot dead in West Bank, say Palestinian health ministry
CCTV footage circulating online and on television news shows a boy being struck by a bullet and falling in the street, sending other children fleeing.
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Wed 2:36 PM
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19th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
From the West Bank: 'Settler violence and military restrictions strangle Palestinian life'
In the West Bank, Hannah McCarthy meets Palestinians who say settlers are making life unbearable for their communities.
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Nov 22nd 2023, 12:10 AM
Brian Rowan on the Middle East: Where have all the leaders gone?
The former BBC correspondent looks at the peace process in the North and asks if Israel and Palestine can ever find a similar route.
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Nov 19th 2023, 1:30 PM
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November 2023
Ambassador was 'horrified' that Gaza would be 'flattened' as she watched 7 October attacks
A report by
Niall O'Connor
Dr Jilan Abdalmajid spoke to The Journal about the Hamas-Israel conflict.
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Nov 11th 2023, 12:05 AM
Tom Clonan: Gaza City could be utterly destroyed as a result of Israel's attacks
The security analyst and senator says what is happening right now in Gaza is an obscenity and a ceasefire must happen.
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Nov 10th 2023, 4:00 PM
Fierce combat rages in Gaza City amid growing calls for ceasefire
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled the “catastrophic” situation.
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Nov 9th 2023, 1:35 PM
The West Bank: 'Settlers have been pointing guns at Palestinians, telling them to stay inside'
Journalist Hannah McCarthy meets one community from Susiya as settler violence uproots Palestinian communities across the West Bank.
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Nov 8th 2023, 12:05 AM
Israel cuts off internet and phone lines in Gaza and launches intense bombardment
The health ministry in Gaza, which is run by Hamas, says more than 9,700 Gazans have been killed since 7 October.
The Gazan health ministry said an Israeli bombing on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp last night killed 45 people.
Defence Forces spokesperson confirms Lebanon-based Irish troops all safe and accounted for.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with PLO leader Mahmud Abbas.
Israeli minister suspended from govt meetings after suggesting dropping nuclear bomb on Gaza
Irish father-of-three in Gaza says he and his family are 'trapped in this war'
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Nov 5th 2023, 8:00 PM
This year
2023
Analysis: A land war won't go well and faltering international support means the world knows it
Professor of Peace Studies Paul Rogers says Israel cannot hope to bring any kind of end to the conflict with a ground offensive.
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Oct 31st 2023, 5:06 PM
Bobby McDonagh: In seeking full truth, we must avoid picking sides between the two narratives
The former Irish Ambassador says many expect Ireland to align itself exclusively with one side or another, but we must instead grapple with the full, complex truth.
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Oct 20th 2023, 11:55 PM
Opinion: The human toll of violence in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel is staggering
Karol Balfe of ActionAid outlines what her colleagues are witnessing on the ground in Gaza and says the lives of civilians must be prioritised.
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Oct 18th 2023, 6:45 AM
Tánaiste calls on Hamas to release hostages, urges Israel to follow international law
Martin said we must distinguish between Hamas and Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
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Oct 15th 2023, 10:47 AM
Israel troops kill Palestinian in West Bank raid
Israeli soldiers were raiding Aqabat Jaber refugee camp near Jericho to carry out arrests.
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Sep 20th 2023, 7:01 AM
Ireland, Israel and Palestine: how politics and history have created a complicated relationship
Ireland is attempting to re-kindle support for a solution to the conflict.
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Sep 16th 2023, 7:00 PM
Micheál Martin: Calling Israel an apartheid state 'doesn't add a whole lot' to peace process
The Tánaiste visited the occupied West Bank today.
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Sep 6th 2023, 4:17 PM
Israel troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank raid
The raid brings the number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict so far this year to 216, compared to 28 Israelis.
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Aug 15th 2023, 7:54 AM
Israeli army kills three Palestinian militants
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the troops for killing the militants.
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Aug 6th 2023, 6:53 PM
Ex-aide of Israel far-right MP held over Palestinian's murder
A suspect in the shooting had acted as spokesman to a member of parliament from the far-right Jewish Power party.
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Aug 5th 2023, 7:04 PM
Two Palestinians shot dead in the West Bank, says Palestinian health ministry
One was shot dead by soldiers and the other by settlers, the Palestinian health ministry said.
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Aug 4th 2023, 9:46 PM
Two Israeli girls injured after Palestinian opens fire in West Bank
The Israeli military said forces are on the lookout for the assailant.
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Jul 16th 2023, 1:00 PM
UN secretary-general condemns Israel’s 'excessive force' in military operation at refugee camp
Antonio Guterres he said condemns “all acts of violence against civilians, including acts of terror”.
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Jul 7th 2023, 8:46 AM
Varadkar says Israeli and Palestinian lives both matter, as TDs dub Govt response 'incredibly weak'
Varadkar said that while condemning Israel’s violence in the West Bank, we shouldn’t forget about the impact of a car ramming incident in Tel Aviv today.
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Jul 4th 2023, 4:38 PM
Israeli raid of West Bank continues after 10 Palestinians killed
The raid that began early yesterday targeted Jenin with armoured vehicles, army bulldozers and drone strikes.
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Jul 4th 2023, 12:27 PM
Eight dead and 80 injured in Israeli attack on Palestinian refugee camp in occupied West Bank
The raid launched under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-right government targeted the northern city of Jenin.
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Jul 3rd 2023, 10:55 PM
US stops science funding for Israeli universities in occupied West Bank
The West Bank is internationally recognised as having been illegally seized by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War.
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Jun 26th 2023, 9:42 PM
Israel military kills three in rare West Bank drone strike as violence escalates
“Following the identification of the terrorist cell, an IDF UAV fired toward the cell and thwarted them,” the army said.
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Jun 21st 2023, 10:08 PM
Four shot dead near West Bank settlement
The deaths are the latest in a surge of violence linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Jun 20th 2023, 8:16 PM
Israeli troops kill Palestinian man in renewed clashes in occupied West Bank
The 21-year-old’s death is the latest in a surge of violence in the region.
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Jun 20th 2023, 9:08 AM
Israeli forces kill five Palestinians during a raid in the West Bank
A 15-year-old boy was named among the dead after the incursion in the city of Jenin.
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Jun 19th 2023, 8:58 PM
Three-year-old Palestinian shot by Israeli forces dies
The Israeli army said it ‘regrets harm to non-combatants’ and is committed to preventing such incidents.
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Jun 5th 2023, 2:24 PM
Three Palestinians killed in Israeli army raid in refugee camp
More than 250 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the spring of 2022 while about 50 people have been killed in Palestinian attacks against Israelis.
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May 22nd 2023, 11:39 AM
Israeli army shoots dead three Palestinian gunmen in West Bank, says military
The military said ‘armed gunmen opened fire’ on soldiers at an army position near Nablus.
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Mar 12th 2023, 9:54 AM
Three suspected Palestinian militants killed by Israeli undercover unit
Today’s deadly raid came just hours before Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin is due in Israel for talks.
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Mar 9th 2023, 10:04 AM
Palestinian authorities claim Israeli forces shot man during week of reprisals
The Israeli army said soldiers fired at two people who tried to flee after they entered the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp to arrest suspects.
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Mar 1st 2023, 9:56 PM
Palestinians in West Bank count cost of unprecedented settler rampage
Hundreds of troops were sent in a day after the fatal shooting of two Israelis in the West Bank triggered a settler rampage in a Palestinian town.
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Feb 27th 2023, 10:24 PM
Jordan to host Israeli-Palestinian talks today as violence spirals
The talks come only days after 11 Palestinians were killed in a gun battle on Wednesday.
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Feb 26th 2023, 8:12 AM
Grace O'Sullivan: Ireland must lead Europe's response to support the people of Palestine
The MEP, writing from the West Bank, calls for movement on the stalled Occupied Territories Bill.
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Feb 25th 2023, 7:30 AM
10 Palestinians killed during raid by Israeli troops in West Bank
The Israeli army said the raid targeted militant suspects “in a hideout apartment” accused of shootings in the West Bank.
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Feb 22nd 2023, 7:20 PM
Israeli troops kill teenager in West Bank raid, according to Palestinian Health ministry
The Israeli army said troops had ‘responded with live fire towards an armed suspect who fired at them’.
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Feb 7th 2023, 9:30 AM
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